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president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make college more affordable to head start to community college to job training president obama has walked with america's women. (cheers and applause) president obama is helping women access preventative health services like cancer screenings, contraception and well women exams. meanwhile mitt romney and republicans in congress would like to roll back a woman's access to important preventative care. turn over women's health decisions to their doctors and defund planned parenthood. and president obama has walked with the hispanic community. becaus
president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make...
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that's exactly the obama campaign line. that's what he's saying, i understand that things aren't where they're supposed to be. it suggests it might be in the sense that he's saying, acknowledging the problem, saying we have a long way to go but here's my plan and what i can do. in the obama campaign, people think that's what wins for them. that's what they focused on in the president's speech at the convention, here's a credible plan if you put me back in for four more years. romney's speech didn't have a lot of specifics about what he was going to do. maybe that is what voters care about. >> romney's advertise is during the olympics when a lot of people were tuning in was about what's wrong with america. what was on observe -- obama's? we have a choice to make, we can do better. the obama campaign was deermedly trying to be on the optimistic side when most of the people he watching the olympics were what? cheering for america. they tried to follow the psychic trend lines while the romney campaign was saying things are terr
that's exactly the obama campaign line. that's what he's saying, i understand that things aren't where they're supposed to be. it suggests it might be in the sense that he's saying, acknowledging the problem, saying we have a long way to go but here's my plan and what i can do. in the obama campaign, people think that's what wins for them. that's what they focused on in the president's speech at the convention, here's a credible plan if you put me back in for four more years. romney's speech...
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gwen: i want to get back to the fire obama part. we're here in charlotte to watch the democrats but i was cure ow, humanizing part which he and ann romney seemed to some way resist doing too much of, so they got others to do it for them. and then there was emphasis on the convention floor, diversity of voices, especially latino voices. mr. romney is losing to barack obama among them and it was a big focus on women voters. so did they break threw on those fronts? >> i think they did. not on the african-american front. i think it's possible they did on the women front, which was the most conspicuous focus. white women were the audience they were trying to talk to here. hispanics to a lesser degree. they can't be moved as much -- they're not locked in as much as african-americans are. gwen: seemed more like they were talking about the future of his panics in the party rather then the president. >> exactly. i agree with jeff. i think there were moments especially in romney's acceptance speech when he showed emotion, he talked about fami
gwen: i want to get back to the fire obama part. we're here in charlotte to watch the democrats but i was cure ow, humanizing part which he and ann romney seemed to some way resist doing too much of, so they got others to do it for them. and then there was emphasis on the convention floor, diversity of voices, especially latino voices. mr. romney is losing to barack obama among them and it was a big focus on women voters. so did they break threw on those fronts? >> i think they did. not...
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obama. 49% of obama voters say the same about romney. so what does this tell us about the mood of the electorate? for that, we turn to andrew kohut of the pew research center, and mark blumenthal, senior polling editor of "huffington post." andy, as you looked at your poll numbers today, what was the most revealing thing that told you about what voters are thinking? >> voters areless interested in this campaign. they're more critical of its negativity. but 80% of republicans and 79% of democrats say it matters who wins. and if you look at all of the turnout indicators they suggest high turnout. probably at the 60% level as we saw in 2008 and 2004. we're not going tv 51%-52% turnout. people are engaged, but they're engaged in a negative way. >> ifill: people are engaged, mark? >> i think one of the no nuggets from the pew research survey that stood out was the percentage of african americans who said they're paying a lot of attention to the campaign. that's 70%. >> pelley: i>> ifill: is that m? >> it's the same as 2008. so if it signals t
obama. 49% of obama voters say the same about romney. so what does this tell us about the mood of the electorate? for that, we turn to andrew kohut of the pew research center, and mark blumenthal, senior polling editor of "huffington post." andy, as you looked at your poll numbers today, what was the most revealing thing that told you about what voters are thinking? >> voters areless interested in this campaign. they're more critical of its negativity. but 80% of republicans and...
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obama 250,000. romney zero. [ applause ] now, the agreement the administration made with the management to double car mileage that was a good deal, too, it will cut your gas prices in half. your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double mileage of your car your bill will be half what it would have been. make it more energy independent, cut greenhouse gas emissions and according to several analyses over the next 20 years it will bring us another half a billion good new jobs in to the american economy. the president's energy st
obama 250,000. romney zero. [ applause ] now, the agreement the administration made with the management to double car mileage that was a good deal, too, it will cut your gas prices in half. your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double mileage of your car your bill will be half what it would have been. make it more energy independent, cut greenhouse gas emissions and according to several analyses over the next 20 years it will bring us another half a billion good new jobs in to the...
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and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part to help rebuild america. deep prosperity requires economic security. and we will stand with leaders who strengthens and protects social security and medicare and medicaid, not those who plan to cut benefits that working people paid for, earned and are counting on. prosperity requires democracy. starting with the essential right of everyone in this great country to a voice, both at the ballot box and at the workplace. the right to solve problems together. and to climb the ladder to the middle class the old-fashioned way through hard wor
and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part...
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obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still fighting to recover from that. nevada got hit harder than most. but here's the thing. i don't think the best answers for today's new challenges are old sales pitches. >> surprisingly there are undecided voters still. >> suarez: university of las vegas political science professor says the president has good reason to avoid talking about his mortgage relief programs. while about 1.2 million people have benefited from them, that's far less than the 4 million families the president hoped to reach. >> a lot of programs that they've
obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still...
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on the "newshour" tonight, the spotlight is on president obama. it's his turn to make the case for a second term, after former president clinton set the stage for him last night. >> woodruff: we assess the president's record and his leadership style as commander in chief. >> ifill: we'll be joined by our floor reporter ray suarez and historians michael beschloss and richard norton smith. >> woodruff: and with us in the skybox again tonight for insight and analysis are mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. because an open dialogue is what open doors. wells fargo. together we'll go far. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science,
on the "newshour" tonight, the spotlight is on president obama. it's his turn to make the case for a second term, after former president clinton set the stage for him last night. >> woodruff: we assess the president's record and his leadership style as commander in chief. >> ifill: we'll be joined by our floor reporter ray suarez and historians michael beschloss and richard norton smith. >> woodruff: and with us in the skybox again tonight for insight and analysis...
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president obama condemned the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. intelligence officials said it might have been an al qaeda operation timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. >> warships were sent towards the libyan coast. and in pakistan, the death toll topped 300 in two factory fires overnight. online, we map out al qaeda's global reach. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: where in the world is al qaeda? find a map that shows where offshoots of the terrorist network are now operating, plus more about the significance of each faction. plus, i talked to author sasha issenberg about his new book, "the victory lab," which examines the science used by political operatives to try and win elections. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at what the federal reserve decides to do or not do to stimulate the economy. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifi
president obama condemned the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. intelligence officials said it might have been an al qaeda operation timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. >> warships were sent towards the libyan coast. and in pakistan, the death toll topped 300 in two factory fires overnight. online, we map out al qaeda's global reach. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: where in the world is al...
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president obama was nolt quite the president obama that many thought he might be. the rhetoric was not soaring. but in many ways, the speech was similar to what he did in 2008. it talked about what he wants to do in the future. but most it was i want to frame this choice in a way that's most helpful to me and most damaging to governor romney. and i think that while the speech didn't get great reviews, the people i talked to today about it think that he did what he needed to do in terms of reaching specific audiences with specific messages. gwen: i went through the speech while he was delivering it last night, peter, and counted i think 19 times he used that formulation "choice" or "choose." he likes that, doesn't he? >> it's become the mantra of this year. and looking at this speech versus the one four years ago when he used the word "promise" 40 times and this this is -- that was the time of promise this is a franchise and a choice of two as he sees it two radically different philosophies and that's as dan saying he set out to do here. he doesn't want it to be abo
president obama was nolt quite the president obama that many thought he might be. the rhetoric was not soaring. but in many ways, the speech was similar to what he did in 2008. it talked about what he wants to do in the future. but most it was i want to frame this choice in a way that's most helpful to me and most damaging to governor romney. and i think that while the speech didn't get great reviews, the people i talked to today about it think that he did what he needed to do in terms of...
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president obama -- president obama understands women. he trusts women and on every single issue that matters to us, he stands with women. [cheers and applause] president obama ensured that women's preventative care including birth control,, too will be covered by all health care plans with no copay no matter where we work. [cheers and applause] and because of president obama soon women won't be denied insurance coverage because we've had breast cancer or survived sexual assault. and we're no longer going to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. [cheers and applause] thanks to president obama being a woman is no longer a preexisting condition in america [cheers and applause] that's right. that's right. we know -- back in texas -- back in texas -- yay texas -- back in texas we say that we dance with them that brung ya. okay? president obama brought women to this dance and we're staying with him all the way to november. [cheers and applause] 24 years ago, my mother, former texas governor ann richards spoke to this conventio
president obama -- president obama understands women. he trusts women and on every single issue that matters to us, he stands with women. [cheers and applause] president obama ensured that women's preventative care including birth control,, too will be covered by all health care plans with no copay no matter where we work. [cheers and applause] and because of president obama soon women won't be denied insurance coverage because we've had breast cancer or survived sexual assault. and we're no...
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markets are having an impact on president obama's political standing. if you want to know how the president is doing. forget the poles. take a look at stocks. >> the s&p 500 has risen and fallen so has the president's chances of reelection. when osama binladen was killed in may. the chances of winning spiked and the s&p 500 got a bump as well. in august things took a turn for the worst for the president and stocks. in april 2012 at mitt romney emerged from the republican primaries the president's main challenger stocks were up and so were the president's odds of wins. the president got a bounce from the democratic national convention. so did his in trade odds the s&p 500 rose to its highest level since 2007. >> the same correlation held true for president george w. bush. coming next only one other man has faced barack obama in a presidential campaign. we'll talk to sensor john mccain on the election and his effort to prevent steep defense cuts. capitol gains is back after the break. . >> you're watching capitol gains i'm peter cook. what matters most in
markets are having an impact on president obama's political standing. if you want to know how the president is doing. forget the poles. take a look at stocks. >> the s&p 500 has risen and fallen so has the president's chances of reelection. when osama binladen was killed in may. the chances of winning spiked and the s&p 500 got a bump as well. in august things took a turn for the worst for the president and stocks. in april 2012 at mitt romney emerged from the republican primaries...
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obama remains a popular. >>> i think she has been an ambassador for her husband. i see them as a team. >>> a man kicked off content coverage of the convention with his address. >>> mean the of the republican have been set up what we been caught by a war room. the going to press coverage is all week trying to counter what here at the convention. >>> can you tell us to else on the agenda today? >>> again that the confirmation of that on and what is not going to be here. we have some of jordan did speaking tonight. he's going to be addressing mitt romney tax returns. former president jimmy carter is going to appear by video. >>> what is the president need to do this week to improve his chances of reelection? >>> he is going to be reaching out to a couple groups hispanics and women. the groups that he can relax and that might be to push him over the top. he also needs to address the a lot of the perceptions that folks have a hot ticket on this the economy. he tested a lot more than the other planned and make promises. just to defend the record that he has. expecting h
obama remains a popular. >>> i think she has been an ambassador for her husband. i see them as a team. >>> a man kicked off content coverage of the convention with his address. >>> mean the of the republican have been set up what we been caught by a war room. the going to press coverage is all week trying to counter what here at the convention. >>> can you tell us to else on the agenda today? >>> again that the confirmation of that on and what is not...
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it is being created by president obama. mitt romney makes a good case. what we might end up in a war it's the policies of president obama in southeast asia and pakistani and afghanistan and in the middle east. >> patti ann:. >> paul: when you say creating a vacuum. since we left iraq and it is winding down but we didn't leave any troops there. we are staying out of syria. then, of course, the biggest problem, brett, is iran? >> you have to ask yourself is this a president that says we're going to have any more wars in middle east, how about con sunltd go israel, netanyahu saying. >> paul: 90% on their way to a nuclear bomb? >> they are increasing their capacity. a few months by the international atomic energy. i've been told by nuclear scientists that once you are 20% you are actually 87% way toward the goal. >> paul: key point of war, gets down to a fundamental difference of foreign policy, whether or not president obama's policy towards iran, four years of trying to coax them into a discussion quid pro quo, if you stop pursuing a nuclear weapon hasn't
it is being created by president obama. mitt romney makes a good case. what we might end up in a war it's the policies of president obama in southeast asia and pakistani and afghanistan and in the middle east. >> patti ann:. >> paul: when you say creating a vacuum. since we left iraq and it is winding down but we didn't leave any troops there. we are staying out of syria. then, of course, the biggest problem, brett, is iran? >> you have to ask yourself is this a president that...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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that is what obama did tonight. he showed the american people that and hopefully the american people will vote him back in so we can continue his good work. >> there werthey were planning e their final night at invesco stadium. >> it is hard to compare four years ago. we were talking about sending a new president to the white house, this year we are reelecting the same president. i am sad about the -- there was going to be 60,000 people and i feel said there were not able to participate. there were thousands of watch parties all around the country. i am hopeful the pelt -- they felt part of the process. i do not think you can compare them and i am thrilled to be here in charlotte and looking forward to helping the president get reelected. >> thank you for being with us on c-span. >> i hope you'll bear with me for a second to give a shout out to my colleagues. c-span is a small company. people all around c-span have been working for the past year plus to bring you this back to back coverage of the convention. folks w
that is what obama did tonight. he showed the american people that and hopefully the american people will vote him back in so we can continue his good work. >> there werthey were planning e their final night at invesco stadium. >> it is hard to compare four years ago. we were talking about sending a new president to the white house, this year we are reelecting the same president. i am sad about the -- there was going to be 60,000 people and i feel said there were not able to...
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president obama and governor romney both saying they can fix it, but whose plan will actually do it? hi, everyone, i'm brenda buttner, this is bulls and bears. here they are, the bulls and bears this week, gary b smith, tobin smith. jonas max ferris along with larry glazier and susan, welcome to everybody. so, larry, unemployment still above 8%, what is it going to take to get the job market roaring back? >> sure, well, the president's jobs plan is just not cutting it, and you know, we know when we dig beneath the surface, the situation is much worse than the headline data suggests. we know that the underemployment rate, a comprehensive data level is 15 mers in this country and know that the labor participation rate, a reflection of whether people are actually looking for jobs is at its lowest level since the early 1980's, their wages are barely keeping pace with inflation. >> how are we going to get better, larry. it's only a half hour show. >> how we're going to make it better by getting the unskilled workers skills for. that's how we're' going to make it better. >> brenda: this is
president obama and governor romney both saying they can fix it, but whose plan will actually do it? hi, everyone, i'm brenda buttner, this is bulls and bears. here they are, the bulls and bears this week, gary b smith, tobin smith. jonas max ferris along with larry glazier and susan, welcome to everybody. so, larry, unemployment still above 8%, what is it going to take to get the job market roaring back? >> sure, well, the president's jobs plan is just not cutting it, and you know, we...
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and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part to help rebuild america. deep prosperity requires economic security. and we will stand with leaders who strengthens and protects social security and medicare and medicaid, not those who plan to cut benefits that working people paid for, earned and are counting on. prosperity requires democracy. starting with the essential right of everyone in this great country to a voice, both at the ballot box and at the workplace. the right to solve problems together. and to climb the ladder to the middle class the old-fashioned way through hard wor
and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part...
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ok and even president obama said: >> when he signs it bo, that's actually president obama tweeting that out. who's responsible for this mess? i guess it would be mitt romney best friends according to his own admission. >> i got a lot of good friends the owner of the miami dolphins and the new york jets, both owners friends of mine. >> oh, are they? you might want to give them a ring and say hey can you just pony up $4,000 a game. you're making $9 billion. he's not alone. woody johnson the owner of the jets is the finance chair for mitt romney's campaign and brags about how much he knows mitt romney. watch. >> he's very, very funny. >> funny? >> ann talked about it last night. i don't think the american people have seen that so far but he is a riot. >> he's a riot. he told me don't pay those refuse, keep all the money for yourself. that goes to the income and in quality is rifo throughout the country. they won't even share it with the game that they profit off of. robert reich said: >> that is exactly right. so let's bring robert in right now. he is a professor at berkeley and also now t
ok and even president obama said: >> when he signs it bo, that's actually president obama tweeting that out. who's responsible for this mess? i guess it would be mitt romney best friends according to his own admission. >> i got a lot of good friends the owner of the miami dolphins and the new york jets, both owners friends of mine. >> oh, are they? you might want to give them a ring and say hey can you just pony up $4,000 a game. you're making $9 billion. he's not alone. woody...
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obama is up by eight in ohio. that "washington post" poll out today has other data in it including the fact that 36% of all ohio voters say they hav ccty ob campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. threkio vs in ohio. that's making a difference. the hill today reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the nuer of field staff as the romney campaign and in a number of key swing state, the obama fohawihebe field offices. "the l.a. times" looked at the payroll numbers. they find the obama campaign is employing twice the number of staff as the the romy campaign last month at about the same cost. the are twice as many people working on the obama campaign if you exclude the $200,000 the romney campaign paid out in bonuses to its campaign officials last month, the romney's payroll number was still rougy the same a prenamevhoug president obama had double the number of boots on the ground. fewer romn
obama is up by eight in ohio. that "washington post" poll out today has other data in it including the fact that 36% of all ohio voters say they hav ccty ob campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. threkio vs in ohio. that's making a difference. the hill today reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the nuer of field staff as the romney campaign and in a...